The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire / edited by Martin Thomas and Andrew S, Thompson.
| Other author | Thomas, Martin, 1964- |
| Other author | Thompson, Andrew S. (Andrew Stuart), 1968- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018 |
| Description | xiii, 775 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online 2017 History |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online History |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford handbooks |
| Summary | The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire offers the most comprehensive treatment of the causes, course, and consequences of the ends of empire in the twentieth century. The volume's contributors convey the global reach of decolonization, with chapters analysing the empires of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China and Japan. The Handbook combines broad, regional treatments of decolonization with chapter contributions constructed around particular themes or social issues. It considers how the history of decolonization is being rethought as a result of the rise of the 'new' imperial history, and its emphasis on race, gender, and culture, as well as the more recent growth of interest in histories of globalization, transnational history, and histories of migration and diaspora, humanitarianism and development,0and human rights. The Handbook, in other words, seeks to identify the processes and commonalities of experience that make decolonization a unique historical phenomenon with a lasting resonance. In light of decades of historical and social scientific scholarship on modernization, dependency, neo-colonialism, 'failed state' architectures and post-colonial conflict, the obvious question that begs itself is 'when did empires actually end?' In seeking to unravel this most basic dilemma the Handbook explores the relationship between the study of decolonization and the study of globalization. It connects histories of the late-colonial and post-colonial worlds, and considers the legacies of empire in European and formerly colonised societies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018952783 |
| ISBN | 0198713193 (hdbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780198713197 (hdbk.) |
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